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William D. Leahy. William Daniel Leahy (6 de mayo de 1875 – 20 de julio de 1959) fue un oficial naval estadounidense y el primer Almirante de la Flota de la Marina de los Estados Unidos. Ocupó varios títulos y estuvo en el centro de todas las principales decisiones militares que Estados Unidos hizo en la Segunda Guerra Mundial .
30. Sept. 2022 · Fleet Admiral William Daniel Leahy (May 6, 1875 – July 20, 1959) was an American naval officer, building his reputation through administration and staff work. As Chief of Naval Operations (1937–39) he was the senior officer in Navy, overseeing the preparations for war. After retiring from the Navy, he was appointed by his close friend President Franklin D. Roosevelt as Governor of Puerto ...
7. Mai 2019 · The life of Franklin Roosevelt's most trusted and powerful advisor, Admiral William D. Leahy, Chief of Staff to the Commander-in-Chief “Fascinating… greatly enriches our understanding of Washington wartime power.”—Madeleine Albright Aside from FDR, no American did more to shape World War II than Admiral William D. Leahy--not Douglas MacArthur, not Dwight Eisenhower, and not even the ...
12. Feb. 2015 · 7th Chief of Naval Operations (2 January 1937 – 1 August 1939) As Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Leahy led efforts to prepare the Navy for a war that was imminent in the late 1930s. He initiated advanced war planning to deal with potential hostilities with Germany and Japan and promoted a robust U.S. air and naval base establishment. William D. Leahy was born in Hampton, Iowa, and ...
William Daniel Leahy, ameriški admiral, * 6. maj 1875, Hampton, ZDA, † 20. julij, 1959, Bethesda, ZDA. Leahy je bil prvi v zgodovini Oboroženih sil ZDA , ki mu je bil podeljen čin flotnega admirala in prvi, ki je imel najvišji generalski čin (t. i. Five-star general ).
William Leahy is Notable. Fleet Admiral William Daniel Leahy (May 6, 1875 – July 20, 1959) was an American naval officer who served as the senior-most United States military officer on active duty during World War II. He held multiple titles and was at the center of all the major military decisions the United States made in World War II.
Fleet Admiral William Daniel Leahy, USN 1875 - 1959. Born in Hampton, Iowa, 6 May 1875, William Daniel Leahy entered the Naval Academy in 1893 from Wisconsin. He was commissioned ensign 1 July 1899 and through subsequent promotions attained the rank of rear admiral in October 1927; vice admiral July 1935; admiral January 1937; and fleet admiral ...
